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    Psychological disorders are often a taboo subject in our society. Many find themselves to be the subject of ridicule and/or a social pariah from their peers at the simple hint of a mental disorder. This stems largely from simple ignorance to the cause and actual effects of the problems. Many of the same people that spend most of the day complaining about others that have psychological disorders could potentially find themselves and their behavior defined as such. Psychological disorder are an, “ongoing

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    been developed, however the term “shell shock” had been created as a precursor to an unknown condition. As the field of medical examinations advances, psychological disorders such as PTSD became noticed and identified; however, these terms went only as far as to label disorders in the involved combatants, not the affected bystanders. The psychological impact of

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    Psychological abuse, which includes verbal and emotional abuse, is a widespread and common problem in our society. Mary Jo Fay (2007), states that verbal abuse, “includes name-calling, shouting and yelling.” She also goes on to say that emotional abuse: includes blaming, accusing and restricting your freedom - like preventing you from using the phone or talking to family members, or recording the mileage on your car to see if you 've driven somewhere 'not allowed. ' Attempting to confuse you mentally

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    Psychological egoism is the belief that a person’s actions are prompted by their own selfishness. If every action in the world was done, only to fulfill one’s own selfish aspirations, then there would be no purely altruistic deeds. Moral egoism is the belief that people should do what is in their best self-interest; however, they have a tendency to carry out actions due to their genuineness. Based on its definition, morality is doing something because it is the “right” thing to do. Psychological

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    Psychological manipulation is a type of social influence that aims to change the behavior or perception of others through abusive, deceptive, or underhanded tactics by advancing the interests of the manipulator, often at another's expense, such methods could be considered exploitative, abusive, devious, and deceptive. The process of manipulation involves bringing an unknowing victim under the domination of the manipulator, often using deception, and using the victim to serve their own purposes. Psychological

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    Psychological Abuse

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    sometimes not seen, along with types of abuse that is not seen. Psychological abuse, also often called emotional abuse, and it’s effects are often not noted in media, due to the fact that it is not life threatening. Despite that, psychological abuse even only on its own can cause significant emotional disturbances as the child gets older that can lead to mental

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    Psychological Egoism

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    Psychological egoism is the view that everyone always acts selfishly. It describes human nature as being wholly self-centered and self-motivated. Psychological egoism is different from ethical egoism in their “direction of fit” to the world. Psychological ego-ism is a factual theory. It aims to fit the world. In the world is not how psychological ego-ism says it is because someone acts unselfishly, then something is wrong with psycho-logical egoism. In my opinion this argument is completely wrong

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    Psychological Ethics

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    Ethics are an essential part of the administration of psychological tests. Psychological tests are an important tool in terms of many professions in an array of settings such as in clinical psychology, education, and even business. However, misuse of psychological test by the administrators is a constant and troubling issue that has the potential to harm the individuals involved and even society as a whole. For test takers, the misuse of a psychological test could result in improper diagnoses or inappropriate

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    Psychological Egoism

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    Psychological Egoism claims that human beings are self-interested and every action a person performs focuses on that person’s own well-being and best interests. This is slightly different from Ethical Egoism, which is the belief that it is morally correct to always act in your own self-interest even if that requires actions that seem immoral. The Hobbesian Social Contract Theory assumes that psychological egoism is true, but that it is in a person’s best interest to follow and obey rules because

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    Psychological Testing

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    Psychological Testing Testing has become a very important factor in the world today. Everyone at one point in their lives has gone through some form of testing or has done a test. Tests were developed in order to find out information on someone. Thests are being used by many professionals around the world in many fields of study including psychology. In addition there are many type of tests and they are categorized into 5 major categories. First is the mental ability tests, then the achievement

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